Staff writer John Lugo reports: A 60-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after police say he killed his puppy by leaving it in a kennel atop a hot stove.

Bradley Boley has been charged with cruelty to non-livestock animals. He remains jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.

A neighbor heard the dog's cries around 9:15 p.m. Monday at Boley's apartment in the 5000 block of Bowser Avenue in Love Field. The neighbor walked by the apartment door twice before knocking. Boley answered the door and the neighbor saw a plume of smoke in the apartment, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Boley said, "Oh," and ran into the kitchen where a 3-month-old Chihuahua was in a kennel on the stove, which was turned on maximum heat. The bottom of the kennel was melting, and Boley threw the kennel on the floor and pulled the dog out, the warrant says.

The dog, named Buddy, was alive and had melted plastic on his legs and belly. Boley pulled the dog out and put him under cold water. The witness told police that there was no emotion on Boley's face during the incident, the document says.

The puppy was taken to a veterinary office, where the staff said the he had to be euthanized because he wouldn’t survive his injuries. The veterinarian asked Boley how he would like the dog put down, and Boley said, “I don’t care. I haven’t had him very long anyway,” according to the affidavit.

Boley told police he was punishing the dog after he bit him on the wrist. He said he spanked the dog before putting him in the kennel on the stove, the document says.